Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
National Language
Iran
  
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
  
Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
South Africa
  
Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Perso-Arabic script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salam
  
Hello
  
Thank You
mana bebahgsh
  
Thank you
  
How Are You?
chone tao?
  
How are you?
  
Good Night
jawáin shap
  
Good Night
  
Good Evening
jawáin begáh
  
Good Evening
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
  
Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
  
Good Morning
  
Please
Mihrabani kan
  
Please
  
Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Sorry
  
Bye
bye
  
Bye
  
I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
I love you
  
Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
  
Excuse Me
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi
  
American English
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
United States of America
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
225,000,000.00
  
3
Dialect 2
Western Balochi
  
Hiberno-English
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
4,500,000.00
  
15
Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
  
Welsh English
  
Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
United Kingdom
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
2,500,000.00
  
14
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million
  
99+
1,200.00 million
  
1
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
400.00 million
  
3
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
400.00 million
  
1
Native Name
بلوچی
  
English
  
Alternative Names
Baluchi
  
Not Available
  
French Name
baloutchi
  
anglais
  
German Name
Belutschisch
  
Englisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
  
Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Not Available
  
Origin
19th Century
  
5th Century AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
  
Standard Forms
Balochi
  
Standard English
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed English
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
en
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bal
  
eng
  
ISO 639 2/B
bal
  
eng
  
ISO 639 3
bal
  
eng
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
engs
  
Glottocode
balo1260
  
stan1293
  
Linguasphere
58-AAB-a
  
52-ABA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic